VASL-6.4.3-beta2 is now available here
New in version 6.4.3-beta2:
New board selection process:
This version of VASL introduces a new twist to the board selection process: when selecting boards for a new scenario, ALL boards will show up on the dropdown list and when selected the most recent version will be automatically download to the player’s local drive.
This will eliminate the need for players themselves to download boards, even new boards as they are issued. You will always have access to the latest version of any VASL-ized board.
Prior to this, the automatic board syncing process only worked if you already had a version of the board on your local drive.
The new process also works if you are joining an online game which is using a board not already on your machine or where your board version is out of date. As with automatic board synching, this new process requires an internet connection. If you are playing without a connection you will have access to those boards already on your local drive.
For those who chose not to update to this VASL version (sadface), you will be able to get new boards AND new board versions manually from VASL.info. The automatic board syncing in previous versions will no longer work. Why, you ask? Good question. Because the process of making it work requires a cumbersome, error-prone, manual back-end process that we wish to eliminate so that we can spend our time making VASL better. Seriously; we need to make this change.
LOS Enhancements and bug fixes:
Added LOS Checking for Light Woods
LOS works with multiple instances of the same board. You can now use the LOS tool on a map that uses multiple instances of the same board; those boards can be cropped and flipped and have overlays added as well.
Red Barricades BSO overlays work with LOS. We received a request to see if we could get Board Specific Overlays (those added by clicking on the Terrain SSR button and then selecting “bdXX special overlays” or “bdXX Terrain Transformations”), to work with the LOS Engine on the Red Barricades Map. Success! We then tried to apply a more generalized solution that would work for all los-enabled boards. Fail. So, the RB fixes are in but that’s all.
Resolved LOS problem with slopes
Resolved LOS Hindrance bug with Wreck Blazes
New overlay
A re-sizeable blank hex grid overlay has been added to aid in offboard entry placement. Put it up against the map edge and place entering units on it. Right-click the overlay to see full range of adjustment. Found in the Draggable Overlay window (not the Overlays extension) under the Hex Grid tab. Same for Deluxe version. Shout out to Al Cannamore for his work on this.
New in version 6.4.3-beta2:
New board selection process:
This version of VASL introduces a new twist to the board selection process: when selecting boards for a new scenario, ALL boards will show up on the dropdown list and when selected the most recent version will be automatically download to the player’s local drive.
This will eliminate the need for players themselves to download boards, even new boards as they are issued. You will always have access to the latest version of any VASL-ized board.
Prior to this, the automatic board syncing process only worked if you already had a version of the board on your local drive.
The new process also works if you are joining an online game which is using a board not already on your machine or where your board version is out of date. As with automatic board synching, this new process requires an internet connection. If you are playing without a connection you will have access to those boards already on your local drive.
For those who chose not to update to this VASL version (sadface), you will be able to get new boards AND new board versions manually from VASL.info. The automatic board syncing in previous versions will no longer work. Why, you ask? Good question. Because the process of making it work requires a cumbersome, error-prone, manual back-end process that we wish to eliminate so that we can spend our time making VASL better. Seriously; we need to make this change.
LOS Enhancements and bug fixes:
Added LOS Checking for Light Woods
LOS works with multiple instances of the same board. You can now use the LOS tool on a map that uses multiple instances of the same board; those boards can be cropped and flipped and have overlays added as well.
Red Barricades BSO overlays work with LOS. We received a request to see if we could get Board Specific Overlays (those added by clicking on the Terrain SSR button and then selecting “bdXX special overlays” or “bdXX Terrain Transformations”), to work with the LOS Engine on the Red Barricades Map. Success! We then tried to apply a more generalized solution that would work for all los-enabled boards. Fail. So, the RB fixes are in but that’s all.
Resolved LOS problem with slopes
Resolved LOS Hindrance bug with Wreck Blazes
New overlay
A re-sizeable blank hex grid overlay has been added to aid in offboard entry placement. Put it up against the map edge and place entering units on it. Right-click the overlay to see full range of adjustment. Found in the Draggable Overlay window (not the Overlays extension) under the Hex Grid tab. Same for Deluxe version. Shout out to Al Cannamore for his work on this.